A name given by the Spaniards in the 16th century to an imaginary country in the interior of South America, reputed to abound in gold and precious stones.
Any region of fabulous wealth; exceeding richness.
Originally, used to indicate the search for a Simulationist-Narrativist hybrid mode of play, with the Narrativism being the main priority; more recently, it has come to mean Transition from Simulationist to Narrativist play without noticeable Drift in the rules-use. See Simulationism and Narrativism under the same roof and El Dorado.
the fabled 'Gilded Man' and his kingdom.
an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers
Originally derived from the Spanish, referring to a legend about a land of gold and plenty. It is now used frequently to describe a place of fabulous wealth, a region abounding in gold and precious gems.
Sp. The Gilded or Golden] Land of the Golden One, or Land of Wealth, often applied to California. An early spelling is one word, Eldorado, but both terms are used today, i.e., Eldorado National Forest and El Dorado County.
A Spanish phrase, meaning "the Gilded One" or "the Golden Man," which refers to a legendary South American king who covered himself in gold. European adventurers (mostly Spanish) became obsessed with finding the legendary treasures of El Dorado, and searched for a city filled with gold throughout the 16th- and 17th-centuries.
El Dorado is a 1966 western movie starring John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, released by Paramount Pictures, directed by Howard Hawks, and written by Leigh Brackett based on the novel The Stars in Their Courses by Harry Brown. Nelson Riddle wrote the musical score. The film was shot in Technicolor and lasted 126 minutes.
El Dorado is a fictional Hispanic superhero featured in various incarnations of the Super Friends animated series created by Hanna-Barbera. He was voiced by Fernando Escandon.